- Full-bosomed.
- Having a full, shapely figure.
[Yiddish zaftik, juicy, from Middle High German saftec, from saft, juice, from Old High German saf.]
Dictionary:
zaf·tig or zof·tig (zäf'tĭk, -tĭg) ![]() |
[Yiddish zaftik, juicy, from Middle High German saftec, from saft, juice, from Old High German saf.]
| Wordsmith Words: zaftig |
(ZAF-tik, -tig)
adjective
Full-figured, pleasingly plump, buxom.
Etymology
From Yiddish zaftik (juicy), from Middle High German (saftec), from saft (juice), from Old High German saf (sap).
| Word Overheard: zaftig |
Zaftig — pleasingly plump — was what MSNBC said Paris Hilton was not when the conversation turned to her weight and what she thought of other skinny women (her comment is thought to refer to Nicole Richie, her ex-best friend):
"'A lot of women are too thin. But I like food too much,' the not-exactly-zaftig heiress said while promoting her new album. 'I think the ones who are getting really skinny look gross.'"
Link: Paris thinks skinny women 'look gross' - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com
Posted July 19, 2006.
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